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White Christmas (1954) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give White Christmas (1954) a score of 3.3230 out of 4

based on (20) reviews

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Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

I've stated before that my critical side is more than a bit skewed when it comes to movies I grew up with; nonetheless, I'm going to launch into such a commentary yet again. "White Christmas" is a holiday tradition around my house, and we see it a couple ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Reviews by John Haywood (John Haywood)

Moviepie.com (--)

White Christmas is a holiday favorite you can really sink your teeth into. Nothing sums up a good old-fashioned Christmas like sitting around with mugs of cider and watching Bing Crosby croon as Danny Kaye dances across stage in grey shoes that match his ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Moviepie.com (--)

The Flick Filosopher's take

White Christmas is billed as a remake of Holiday Inn, but the only thing these two films have in common is Bing Crosby singing the most beautiful secular Christmas carol, Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" (which was originally written for Holiday ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at The Flick Filosopher's take

Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Some people I know won't dare let the holidays go by without an encore viewing of this Irving Berlin musical. Thus they'll be happy to find it this season playing for one night only on the big, beautiful Paramount screen. It's a genuine classic. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

We were disappointed with the digital sound in the opening of White Christmas. But after the noisy credit-scroll overture and the GI number, we were distracted from the disc by what we thought was a set of chimes which began to play somewhere in our ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

We've probably all heard the theme song to this movie, one of the rare songs that actually overshadow the film of the same name. However, White Christmas is a classic seasonal film in its own right, making up for a simplistic plot with a lot of charm ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

DVD Verdict

The 1954 musical White Christmas had the advantage of the biggest selling song of the time for its title, and adding the huge fame of stars like Bing Crosby made it one of the biggest films of the year and a Christmas tradition in many households ever ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at DVD Verdict

Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

The holidays are family time; time for mom and dad to sit down with the kids in front of the electronic hearth and veg out together in video familial bliss. The choices are many: the real How the Grinch Stole Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, Rudolph ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

Stomp Tokyo review

White Christmas is a staple of holiday television. Like Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life, this Irving Berlin musical will be shown on late-night cable in December long after even the youngest member of the cast is gone. It has a solid ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Stomp Tokyo review

BBCi - Films

To be honest, it couldn't go wrong. The darling of musical cinema Irving Berlin plus Bing Crosby, the housewife's favourite big-eyed boy? A match made in heaven. The big surprise is - it's even better than it promised to be. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at BBCi - Films

Variety (Variety Staff)

Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, along with VistaVision, keep the enteratinment going in this fancifully staged production, clicking well. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Variety (Variety Staff)

Brilliant Observations on 1492 Films (Clayton Trapp)

All I can figure is that after World War II it took awhile to get the economy going. A lot of guys who had risked everything to face down fascism were confronted with a new reality in which the government wasted its resources chasing communist ghosts, ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1492 Films (Clayton Trapp)

AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

With these four stars, direction by Michael Curtiz and songs by Irving Berlin, 'White Christmas' should have been a genuine classic instead of just seeming like one. It was a major hit at the time, and has lots of good songs and some excellent dance ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at AudioVideoRevolution.com DVD review

Classic Film Guide (--)

A quasi remake of the Mark Sandrich-Irving Berlin comedy Musical romance drama Holiday Inn (1942), this Michael Curtiz-directed version also stars Bing Crosby but teams him with Danny Kaye (in lieu of Fred Astaire) as well as Rosemary Clooney and leggy ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Classic Film Guide (--)

TV Guide's Movie Guide ()

Though it's not as satisfying as it might have been, it still boasts great stars and catchy songs in addition to a love story, and is a perennial holiday favorite. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide ()

Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

This slightly racy studio musical from 1954 isn't the holiday classic you might think ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Hardly put me in a Merry Christmas mood. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Its Christmas in Fifties Musical Show-Biz Land! ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

There's no question that Bing Crosby crooning out White Christmas is an integral part of many's holiday seasons. Even after the 5,000th listen, his smooth, deep voice makes me want to cuddle up in front of the fireplace each and every time. Sadly, the ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at Movie Views (Ryan Cracknell)

New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

IT was twelve years ago that Bing Crosby was in a place and a film called "Holiday Inn," wherein he sang a little number tagged "White Christmas," written-as was all the music in that picture-by Irving Berlin. ...read the complete White Christmas movie review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

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